‘Avengers’ Sets Record With $250 Million Opening Weekend

Superhero-packed “Avengers: Infinity War” dominated the box office with a record $250 million haul, giving it the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, according to boxofficemojo.com.

“Infinity War,” which opened over the weekend (April 27-29) stars Robert Downey Jr., Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans and Josh Brolin, surpassed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as the film with the opening weekend draw in North America. ‘Star Wars’ brought in $248 million when it debuted in 2015.